Philosophy is a major that many think impractical to daily life and, therefore, useless to society. Philosophy students and professors beg to differ. There are benefits to being a philosophy major other than learning skills to be applied in the adult world or graduate school.
Fifth Third Bank's annual World Rhythms will kick off in the Bomhard Theater at the Kentucky Center, on Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. with the Afro-Cuban/Hip-Hop group, Yerba Buena opening the event. Yerba Buena, which means "good herb" has toured with Dave Matthews Band.
Editor's note: Andrew Krumme's column will return in the Oct. 3 issue of The Cardinal. College football is becoming petty. The recent rash of arguments and letters over bad calls, hand gestures and ABC commentators is showing how football is becoming a game just about money.
Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink. Over the weekend, torrential rains washed into southern Indiana and north and central Kentucky, causing flash floods that submerged portions of the east side of the University of Louisville Belknap campus.
Apathetic to the nasty weather, over 75 people accumulated in the Red Barn at the University of Louisville on Sept. 22 to watch a variety of burlesque and drag show performances in the "Night of Mayhem." The event was sponsored by CommonGround and Student Government Association (SGA), and was held to benefit the AIDS Walk on Sept.
If someone would have told University of Louisville senior, Catherine Bishop, 10 years ago that she would be the 2006 Big East pitcher of the year and named to the 2006 ESPN Magazine Academic All-American softball third team, she probably would have thought they were crazy.
"Kentucky has been my ground in writing," said Bell Hooks, during the opening of the speech she delivered at the first Kentucky Women's Book Festival Sept. 22 - 23 at Spalding University. Between 225 to 250 students, teachers, writers and observers attended the festival, which was free and open to the public.
Identity theft is and remains a serious problem. College students, who pay their mounting bills through means of credit cards and other impersonal ways of money transfer, must be careful due to the risk of having their identity stolen. To prevent this from happening, both the Student Credit Union and the Department of Public Safety urge students at the University of Louisville to be cautious and educated.
Just two days after the University of Louisville commemorated 9/11, another occurrence resembling an act of terrorism affected students. On Sept. 13, at Dawson College in Montreal, Canada, a lone gunman opened fire on unsuspecting students, killing one and wounding 19 others.
Tuesday: high: 76 low: 52 Patchy fog early in areas outside of the city. It should turn out to be a nice day. Wednesday: high: 78 low: 53 A strong southerly breeze ahead of a cool front brings warmer temperatures and spotty sunshine. Rain is not too far away.
